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The moment the voice echoed through the mall, everyone turned to look at the man who had spoken. Realizing who it was, the crowd instinctively parted as a middle-aged man strode forward. Black hair. A tall, commanding build. Dressed in one of the finest Louis Vuitton rare suits that cost over a thousand grand and rocking a Richard Millie watch. It was clear this man was no ordinary man. He appeared to be around the same age as Caroline and carried himself with the confidence of someone accustomed to being obeyed. He walked slowly again until he got to where the people had gathered before speaking again. “I asked a damn question, what is going on here?” The man repeated the question, glancing at the staff present. “Dad!” Vanessa’s eyes lit up with relief as she rushed over and threw her arms around him. “What’s wrong sweetheart? Why are you crying? Did someone bully you?” He asked when he noticed the dried tears on her face and the red mark on her cheek. Immediately his expressio

The next day at the Montclair family estate, the entire Montclair family was gathered outside their estate, waiting anxiously by the front gate with several broadcasting crews ready to go live. Today was the day Mrs. Beaumont had promised to pay the Montclairs a personal visit.Following old madam Eleanor’s instructions, news of the visit had been made public, drawing a large crowd of curious onlookers who were eager to witness the historic moment.Only Caleb was absent, as he had an urgent meeting to attend to at the company before coming home.The atmosphere in the estate was tense.Every member of the Montclair family wore an embarrassed expression. Being forced to publicly apologize was by no doubt the greatest humiliation they had ever faced. But they didn’t think too much about it because after today, they knew their family would be set for life. After what felt like forever, a black suv came to a stop in front of their gate, causing murmurs to ripple through the crowd. Immedi

“You witch! How dare you demand something like that? Are you out of your damn mind?” Vanessa was the first to explode. Now that her father had been fired from Ash Mall, her shares in the Montclair family company were the only valuable asset she had left. Those shares had originally belonged to Ashley. But after Ashley left the Montclair family, Caleb had transferred them into Vanessa’s name. And now, this bitch was about to take it all away. Things were happening just as she feared, this bitch was here to take everything that was hers including Caleb. “You can’t agree to this, grandma. Those shares are mine. You can’t hand them over to this harlot. She’s nothing but a thief.” Vanessa cried desperately. Beatrice chipped in. “That’s right, grandma! You can’t listen to her. Those shares belong to us. You can’t simply transfer them to her. She’s no longer a member of this family!” Ashley let out another soft laughter. “Are you forgetting those shares are the same shares patriarch Ger

With a calm demeanor, Ashley spoke her mind without hesitation. It was as if she was discussing the weather instead of the traumatic experiences inflicted on her by the Montclair family. The moment she was done speaking, Ashley turned without a word and walked towards her car without sparing them a single glance. Moments later, the vehicle pulled away from the estate, disappearing down the road. After she completely disappeared from the estate, all eyes turned to Caroline and Vanessa, Beatrice and Juliana. The crowd stared with disbelief and disgust flashing across their faces. How could anyone be capable of such cruelty? How could they have treated another human being so heartlessly? Meanwhile, the four women Ashley had exposed stood frozen where they were, their faces drained of color. Among them, Vanessa was trembling the hardest. She was afraid Caleb had believed every word Ashley had said, and that everything she fought so hard to protect was about to come crashing down. Sudde

For what felt like an eternity, the word around Caleb faded and it was as though the only thing left was him.Everything else became a blur.The noise. The insults.The accusations.Even the collective gasps of the crowd seemed impossibly distant. It was as if he had been cut off from the rest of the world, despite everything continuing to unfold around him.His heart clenched violently as Old Madam Eleanor’s words replayed in his mind over and over again, like a broken record trapped on repeat. Then the full weight of the truth crashed into him like a tidal wave causing his knees buckled.A strangled gasp escaped his lips as he collapsed onto the ground.“Caleb!” Victor rushed forward and grabbed hold of his son before he could fall completely. He kept calling Caleb’s name, saying something to him…but Caleb couldn’t hear a single word.The only person he could see… the only person he could think about… was Ashley.He remembered how his family had treated her worse than a servant. Ho